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wheaties82
Mar 22, 2022Aspirant
Orbi RBR850 Upload Speed Issue - ARP Table?
I have an issue. I have full 1GB fiber internet (up + down) from my ISP. When I initially reboot ORBI RBR850 and do hard wire speed tests (ookla) I see ~850Mbps download and ~860 Mbps upload. Afte...
wheaties82
Mar 25, 2022Aspirant
ISP came out and installed their WiFi Router - a Calix Gigaspire GS4220E between the RBR and the ONT device. Nothing else has changed in my setup or configuration other than the insertion of the ISP router. Both routers are on different private IP networks, Calix router has had the WiFi disabled. Setup looks like this:
ONT --> ISP Router --> RBR850 --> internal network
I have been doing hardwire speed tests ever since...and every single dang one has been 900 Mbps+ on both upload and download. -_- Just for fun I also did WiFi tests and the Wifi is achieving 500+Mpbs upload/download (as expected).
I cannot believe that the $700+ ORBI system is the cause of this problem (whatever the problem is... who knows). But it is pretty cut-and-dry that the ISP router directly connected to the ONT device, re-routing all traffic through the ORBI can achieve full gigabit speeds but the ORBI by itself cannot.
I honestly don't know what I am going to do, I hate to walk away from a significant investment in my current ORBI setup but I can't accept that the ORBI is reducing upload speeds by 90%.
FURRYe38
Mar 25, 2022Guru - Experienced User
I would presume there is a problem between the ONT and RBR. What that maybe i don't know. Something NG support would have to take a look at. Seen other users with odd problems with Orbi connected directly to ONTs. I don't see this issue as I don't have and ISP with ONT support. Cable ISP here.
You might open up a support ticked and have NG review this and debug logs with the RBR directly connected to the ONT.